Nan Ya doors .............. any good

[kiteman69]

Morning/afternoon.

as you may kow my front door lock broke, and I have had no luck getting a locksmith out to fix it.

(If you are locksmith based in Manchester please check your voicemails )

Anyway, my wife has now told me that she would like a new front door anyway.

I have had a very competitive quote (read cheapest) who say that their door is a "Nan Ya" GRP door.

So my question is, are they any good compared to a uPVC door that I have also been quoted on.

The reason I am erring away from a uPVC door is that a salesman showed me how easy they are to kick in.

Thanks in advance for any guidance you can give

 

[ExpertGlazing]

I've had no experience with using Nan Ya doors so I can only speculate. From looking on their website I'd say they were at the lower end of the market and look like the type of composite that are produced en masse to be installed on council houses(I may be wrong). And there doesn't seem to be much choice of design. I've always used Solidor or on occasion Rockdoor and these are both good quality slabs.

Another point is, the fact that salesmen was using scaremongering tactics would be a red flag to me. Yes it is possible to kick through a panel in a PVC door, just as it is possible to throw a housebrick through your window. The latter would be much easier to do and would probably make less noise. A PVC door installed correctly is perfectly secure.
Obviously its your decision to make but you should never settle on the first quote.
I have some consumer advice that you may find useful on my site here; http://www.expertglazingadvice.com/ready-to-hire-1.html

 

[kiteman69]

Thanks for taking the time to respond ExpertGlazing.

My mistake, it was another salesman who showed me the video.

'twas something like this

Although he accidentally tried to phone his manager to reduce the price of the quote, which did not go down well with me or my wife .

The chap selling the "Nan Ya" door I am interested in ...........I actually believe it is called the "Safeguard composite door" was a very approachable chap.

I have had a look at the Solidor Range, but to me they look identical to the ones we have looked at already.

We just want simple 1/2 glazed door.

 

[ExpertGlazing]

Lol. Wow, you learn something new every day, all those hours I've spent de-glazing doors when all I had to do was give them a little kick.

Like I say on my site, you're the boss and it's up to you what you want. Just don't base your decision on propaganda claiming PVC doors are not secure. They are.

Don't get me wrong, composite doors look good, but if you don't want anything decorative and just want half glass and half panel, then a PVC door might be the best choice.

 

[ronniecabers]

Have to agree with Expert here to a point ... Infill panels , such as shown on that video, are inherently weaker as they flex in the centre but on saying that I have my suspicions that the video is ' set up ' to a point. Note they don't go for the locking points, they would never get through by kicking, so if you had a half glazed door , with a midrail , and a reinforced panel in the bottom half , I can't see a burglar going through it. Another point to make is the noise that guy would make kicking it in.....even a half glazed door in composte or upvc can be got through... A determined burglar would break the glass and in saying that , they would break the glass in a window , not the door, as it is easier.

Do not listen to that hugely biased video.....without scaring you , unless you are in a fully bricked up house , a burglar , if they so wished , will find a way in...........regardless

Videos like that , from suppliers to the industry , are just purely scaremongering!

 

[kiteman69]

Thanks chaps.

Makes the decision making easier